Unless you are planning to purchase your components from the used market and you are truly looking for a place to start your cable search, consider the advice of your dealer. He can tell you which cables will work well with what you are buying and for what you are trying to achieve. Personally I have had the best results by staying within the same name brand for interconnects and speaker cables. I use a different brand of power cords but they too are all of the SAME brand. If you are going to buy used or not through a dealer, pick your components first. Then either ask for forum advice based on what you have or try one of the cable lenders mentioned. Good luck!
What process do you use to purchase cables?
I’m in the process of updating my gear and thinking about what to do for updated cables. Every time I think about it, my head spins as there are so many different cable options & companies. I struggle to even start the process.
I don’t care if it’s speaker cables, interconnects or power cords – Just explain what you typically do to nail down your purchase.
FYI – my past “process” was to simply purchase whatever I found to be the most affordable options recommended by folks on this board. For that reason, I’m currently using Canare 4S11 speaker cables, Mogami Gold interconnects, and Pangea power cords.
Since I’m planning to push my component updates to significantly higher quality gear, I don’t want to fall short on the cable side. If you have a process, let’s hear it! Thanks